Re: Future of openLilyLib

[Jean Abou Samra]

> Well, despite two of today's statements arguing otherwise I must say I
> have come to a different conclusion. I have given myself exactly two
> weeks to make a determination, and I realized I have obviously
> overestimated the value and impact of my pet project openLilyLib. The
> two weeks until yesterday since my (I think pretty strong and explicit)
> statement did not trigger *anything* except one stupid and off-topic
> discussion. So I realize there is no substantial need for openLilyLib,
> and I don't have the resources left (in terms of time and mental or
> physical energy) to push it forward without community support. And to
> be honest, to include \shapeII into LilyPond or not is definitely not a
> matter of having openLilyLib or not.
>
> So today I copied all the relevant repositories to my own Git server
> and removed myself from the corresponding Github organizations. I will
> use what is there to complete three substantial projects I still have
> on my desktop. Everything that is necessary to use and improve the
> library and the packages is still freely available and appropriately
> licensed, so if anybody considers it worth the effort they can do with
> it whatever seems suitable. 
>
> Best
> Urs
>

Hi Urs,

Well, for me it's rather that I was initally willing to reply but the
side track turned me off.

I need to admit I have never really tried openLilyLib, mostly because it
requires always running LilyPond with some magic option.

I think there is potential in LilyPond packaging, as the LSR evidences.
(What strikes me most in openLilyLib is its package for alternate notation
fonts.)

    I have long had the project of a kind of mix between the LSR and
      openLilyLib's
      snippets repository, to combine the Git workflow and a web
      interface. I will
      raise this in my priority list.

Kind regards,
Jean

> PS:
> Those few who know more about the background shouldn't worry too much
> about the final character of this statement ...
>       
      No clue what you meant here. Is 'character' as in novels, or
        strings?

PPS: I see you shut down openlilylib.org. Is the source archived somewhere
so I can better understand openLilyLib?